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March 17, 1964 KIMMEL ETAL PREFABRICATED BUILDING STRUCTURE Filed Sept. 22, 1959 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTORS IRVINE KIMMEL ALBERT H. F REY ATTORNEY March 17, 1964 KIMMEL ETAL PREFABRICATED BUILDING STRUCTURE 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Sept. 22, 1959 mmvroxs IRVINE KIMMEL BY ALBERT H. FREY ,JW/Q ATTORNEY March 17, 1964 KIMMEL ETAL 3,125,194

PREFABRICATED BUILDING STRUCTURE Filed Sept. 22, 1959 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 INVENTORS IRVINE KIMMEL y ALBERT H.FREY W X1. 2442;;

ATTORNEY United States Patent 3,125,194 PREFABRICATED BUILDING STRUCTU Irvine Kunmel, Miami Beach, and Albert H. Frey, Hialeah, Fla, assignors to Endure A Lifetime Products, Inc, Miami, Fla, a corporation of Florida Filed Sept. 22, 15 59, Ser. No. 841,560 1 Claim. (til. 189-41) This invention relates to prefabricated building structures and is more particularly directed to the construction of wall panels having in combination solid walls, windows and doors, which wall panels are readily interlocked to form a continuous wall in the construction of a building.

A principal object of the present invention is to provide a plurality of prefabricated wall panels which are readily erected and interlocked to form a continuous wall for receiving a roof thereon.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a wall panel using a single interlocking member on both of its side edges wherein the interlocking member is in a reverse position to interlock on a similar member on an adjoining panel. 2

A further object of the present invention is to provide a wall panel that is uniform in size and construction with interlocking members at the side edges thereof wherein the wall panels are readily adapted to be completely unglazed, completely glazed or partially glazed and partially opaque and using a minimum of materials.

A further object of the present invention is to provide a plurality of interlocking panels to form a continuous wall wherein sheet metal, fiber board, plywood or plastic material may be used interchangeably on either the inner or outer face or surface of the panels.

A still further object of the present invention is to provide a jalousie clip assembly which is readily secured to one side of interlock members to readily construct a jalousie window in a panel structure that will interlock with a similar interlocking member of an adjoining panel to form a wall of a building.

With these and other objects in view, the invention will be best understood from a consideration of the following detailed description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, with the understanding, however, that the invention is not confined to any strict conformity with the showing of the drawings but may be changed or modified so long as such changes or modifications mark no material departure from the salient features of the invention as expressed in the appended claims.

In the drawings:

FIGURE 1 is a perspective view of a prefabricated building constructed in accordance with our invention.

FIGURE 2 is a horizontal cross sectional view taken along the line 2-2 of FIGURE 1.

FIGURE 3 is a vertical cross sectional view taken along the line 33 of FIGURE 1.

FIGURE 4 is a detailed cross sectional view of the corner structure as taken along the line 44 of FIG- URE 1.

FIGURE 5 is a cross sectional view of a plurality of panels as taken along the line 5-5 of FIGURE 1.

FIGURE 6 is a cross sectional view of the roof construction as taken along the line 6-6 of FIGURE 1.

FIGURE 7 is a similar view taken along the line 77 of FIGURE 6.

FIGURE 8 is a perspective view of a jalousie clip assembly shown mounted on an interlocking member.

FIGURE 9 is a cross sectional View of an interlocking imember.

FIGURE 10 is a fragmentary perspective view of an insulation plate member.

Referring to the drawings wherein like numerals are used to designate similar parts throughout the several views, the numeral 10 refers generally to our prefabricated buiding shown constructed on a concrete slab 11 which in its stead, could be replaced by the usual wood flooring nailed to floor joists. The prefabricated building it) is shown only by way of illustration and not intended to limit the application of our invention inasmuch as the various combinations of panel structures including doors, windows and solid panels as well as the roof construction which are readily shown herein may be used on all types of structures.

The building 10 shown and described in detail hereinafter consists of an end wall having a door 12 and jalousie windows 13 and a side wall made up of symmetrically disposed solid panels 14, jalousie windows 13 and a solid panel 15 of less than the standard width panel 14. The other two walls of the building 10 not shown described herein may be of indentical construction as its opposed wall or can be of solid panel or jalousie window construction shown on the side wall.

All of the individual panels constituting the walls of the building 16 including the solid panels 14, 15, door panels 12, window panels 13 are assembled at the factory and erected at the side Where the building 10 is desired. All of the panels are provided with an extruded member 16 at their side edges which form a jamb when the extruded members 16 of adjoining panels become interlocked as explained in detail hereinafter.

As best shown by FIGURES 5 and 9, the extruded or integrating members 16- consist of a web portion 17 at one end of which a pair of flanges 13 and 19 extend substantially perpendicular to the web 17 and of equal widths with their outer surfaces lying in a plane. At the other end of the web portion 17 is a pair of flanges 2i} and 21, both of which are perpendicular to the web 17 of the same Width as the flanges 1.8 and 19 with the flange 21 stepped inwardly as at 22 of the end of the web 17 so that the outer surfaces of the flange 2t) and 21 lie in planes that are apart a distance equal to the thickness of the flange 19. A further pair of flanges 23 are mounted on the web 17 extending parallel to the flanges 18 and 20 and spaced equally therefrom to form channels 24.

The function of the channels 24 is to receive and secure the vertical edges of panel members 25 and 26 which may be sheet metal, fiber board, plywood or sheet plastic. As shown by FIGURE 5 tfor the purpose of illustration panel wall 25 is of fiberboard forming the inside wall with its edges cemented in the channels 24 of the interenegaging members 16 while the panel wall 26 is of sheet aluminum forming the outside wall with a bead 27 of vinyl plastic cemented in the channel 24 along with the vertical edges of the panel wall 25 to render the junctures thereof weatheit-i-ght. Between the panel walls 25 and 26 there is provided insulation 28 in the form of a honeycomb construction of cardboard, though any type of well known insulation material and construction thereof may be used herein. All of the panel structures that are solid except the door itself and including the portion of the door panel above the door as well as the window panel above and below the jalousie windows are constructed identically so that a detailed explanation of one will appiy to the other structures.

As stated hereinabove, on each vertical side edge of every panel structure there is an interengaging member 16 which engages the member 16 of the adjacent panel structure. In order that these interlocking members 16 will properly engage each other, the members 16 on the left side of the panels are in a reversed position as those on the right side of the panels. In other words, the flanges 20, 21 are at the outside wall 26 of the panel structure when the interlocking member 16 is on the left side of the panel and the member 16 becomes the left hand member. When the member 16 is placed on the right side of the panel it becomes the right hand member and the flanges 18 and 19 are now at the outside Wall 26 of the panel structure. Consequently, adjoining panels will have interlocking members 16, one of which has its flanges 18, 19 at the outside wall 26 while the other member 16 will have its flanges 2t) and 21 at the outside wall 26. The flanges 19 engage the flanges 21 and abut against the shoulders 22 to interlock the members 16.

The panels are held securely against lateral movement that would cause the members 16 from becoming separated, by a channel member 30 which is secured to the floor 11 by means of screw bolts 31. The channel members 30 are first secured to the floor 11 as shown best by FIGURE 3 marking the position of the panels. Then the panels are placed on the channel members 30 with the inside and outside panels 25 and 26 respectively engaging the upwardly extending leg portions of the channel member 30.

At the end wall shown by FIGURE 1 which is provided with a door 12 and adjoining panels having jalousie twindows 13, the channel members 30 extend only beneath the panels terminating at a door frame 33 to provide the usual floor level threshold 32. Electric cables 29, piping, etc. are housed in the channel member 30 and extend to the outlets. An opening that permits access to the electric conduit 29 is covered by an electrical plate 65 secured by sheet metal screws (not shown).

The door frame or jambs 33 are U-shaped in cross section having a web portion 35 and leg portions 34 for receiving snugly therein the interlocked members 16 of the adjacent panels. The door .12 is hinged as at 36' to the inside wall of the web 35 on one side and at the other side the door 12 a door knob 37 is mounted along with the usual spring catch etc. Means are provided .for sealing the door 12 when in a closed position comprising vinyl Weatherstripping 38 which engages the inner surface of the door 12.. The vinyl Weatherstripping is mounted in a slot 39 formed in the flanges 40 which extend inwardly of the door opening from the webs 35. As stated hereinabove the solid panel portion '43 over the door is constructed in the same manner as that described and shown by FIGURE 5.

Likewise the solid portions of the panels adjacent to the door 12 positioned below the windows 13 as indicated by the numerals 44 and those above the windows 13 indicated by the numerals 4-5 are identically constructed as those described hereinabove.

In the fabrication of a panel to include a Window, an opening 46 is provided while the panel portions Q4 and 45 are constructed in the same manner as the panels herein described. A header 4-1 is placed at the upper portion of the opening =46 and a sill 42 at the lower portion of the opening 46, the header 41 and silt 42 extending between the interlocking members 16.

On each side of the opening covered by the window 13, a jalousie clip and operator assembly 48 is mounted in one of the channels 24 of the interlocking member 16. The assembly 48 consists of a plurality of jalousie pivot clips 4-9 for receiving louvers 47 and are pivotally secured as by pivot pins 50' to a support bar 51. The support bar 51 is provided with a leg portion 52 extending at right angle thereto which extends into the channel 24- and is itself provided with a slot 53 so that by the use of a proper tool, the flange 23 can be staked as shown at 54 to lock the support bar 51 and consequently the assembly 48 in place. A further slot 55 on the support bar 51 receives a vinyl Weatherstripping '56 .to make the juncture of the window clips 49 and the support bar 51 weathertiight.

Each of the pivot clips 49 is provided with an arcuate arm 57 whose free end is pivoted as at 58 to a vertically disposed slide bar 59. The lower portion of only one of the slide bars 59 is pivotally connected as at 60 to one end of a link 61 whose other end is pivoted as at 62 to an actuating lever 63 of a conventional jalousie window operator 64.

At each corner of the building 1%) there is a corner extrusion member 67, as best shown by FIGURE 4, which interlock with the interlocking member 16 of the adjoining panels that are positioned at right angle to each other. The member 67 consists of a diagonal member 63 joining two pairs of L-shaped members, one outside and the other inside. The outside L-shaped members comprise members 69 and 70 joined at right angle to each other and the inside L-shaped members comprise members 71 and '72 joined at right angle to each other. The free end 73 of the member 69 is stepped inwardly as at 74 so that the members 73 and 74 may receive in interlocking relation the interlocking member 16 of the adjoining panel structure. Likewise, the members 79 and 72 receive the interlocking member 16 of its adjoining panel structure.

After all of the walls have been erected, there is placed on top of the full length of the two side walls, a U-shaped cap 75 whose leg portions 76 are folded upwardly as at 77 to form a pair of narrow channels 78 alongside the inside and outside surface of the side walls. The channels 78 receive the lower edge of an insulation and hold down plate member 84). The member 80 is provided with a layer of felt 82 and the like for insulation purposes and is secured to the panels 45, 14, 15 by bolts 81 extending through the caps 75 and the panel structures. The members 80 serve to secure the roof structure to the walls by means of a plurality of T-shaped slots which receive and engage slide-on T-clips 84 as best shown by FIGURES 6 and 7.

The roof structure consists of a plurality of roof panels 85 and 36, the panels 85 being inner panels while the roof panels 86 being the two outer panels. The inner panels 85 extend the full width of the building 10 including an overhang having L-shaped side edges 87. The side edges 87 of each panel 85 abut against the side edges 87 of the adjoining panel 85 or 86 to form a T. The T-shaped clip 84 is slid over the two adjoining side edges 87 to join the panels together. The clips 84 are then received by the slots 83 of the hold down plate 80 to secure the roof to the side walls of the building 10. The two end panels 86 have their outer edges 88 turned downwardly a greater length than the side edge 87 to form a fascia while the lower end 89 forms a gutter so that rain, etc. may be directed to the lower side of the roof and drained off. Within the building 10 ceiling insulation members 90 may be placed in spaced relation to the roof panels 85 and resting on the lower portion of the T- shaped clips 84.

At both ends of the roof panels 85 a fascia member 91 is secured along the full length of the house 10. The fascia members 91 have ornamental grooves on their face plates and a pair of inwardly extending horizontal members 92 and 93. At the top of the fascia members 91, the portion 94 is stepped to form a slot for receiving the edge of the roof panel 85 so that a sheet metal screw 95 can secure the roof panel 85 and the flange 92 of the fascia 92 together.

As upwardly extending member 96 along the edge of the horizontal member 93 forms a gutter for draining off rain water and the like, and a lip 97 on the member 96 forms a support for the T-clips 84. A sheet metal rial 99 is placed over the opening on both the outside and inside surfaces and secured thereto by sheet metal screws 1% arranged about the periphery of the member 99.

What we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is:

An interlocking member for panel structures comprising a Web portion, a pair of channel portions mounted adjacent the ends of said web portion, said channel portions formed by a leg portion extending at substantially right angles to said web portion from the same side of said web portion at the ends of said web portion and a second leg portion of shorter length in spaced and parallel relation to each of said first named leg portions, a pair of flanged portions of substantially equal length mounted on said web portion at substantially right angles to said web portion and extending in the opposite direction to said channel portions, one of said flanged portions lying in the same plane as one of said first named leg portions and the other of said flanged portions being stepped inwardly of the other of said first named leg portions at distance equal to the thickness of said last named leg portion.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS OTHER REFERENCES Sweets Architectural File, 1956, Edition Section 15 l7a/In, p. 3; Section 17a/Ma, p. 4. 

